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Dog Treats For Gifting Your Best Friend

Published: Feb 11, 2018 ยท Modified: Jun 22, 2024 by Lisa Keys ยท This post may contain affiliate links ยท 11 Comments

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Last Updated on June 22, 2024 by Lisa Keys

Dogg biscuits and purple dog collar.

Dog Treats for Gifting

Raise your hand if you are celebrating the year of the dog. Thatโ€™s right. 2018 is all about that WOOF. There is nothing like the love of a good pet and I, along with millions of others, love dogs. Looking back 3 years ago I posted a pumpkin dog biscuit recipe here. This is the best gift for gifting your best friend.

Gifting your best friend my black dog laying down.

My Deacon loves the pumpkin dog biscuit recipe, but pumpkin is not always readily available. After watching my daughter's dog chow down on a few fallen apples in the yard last fall I wondered about replacing the pumpkin with unsweetened applesauce. Turns out that dogs love apples and unsweetened applesauce is safe for dogs to eat. So, this recipe is another well received one for gifting your best friend.

My daughter and her dog are best friends.

So, in addition to celebrating your favorite humans this Valentineโ€™s Day consider showing your favorite Fido some love, too.ย This recipe for grain free dog biscuits is dog approved and with only 5 ingredients super easy to make.Dog treats for gifting? Bake them for your best friend.

Gifting your best friend with these dog biscuit heart-shaped cut outs.
dog biscuits

Honest and loyal, Dogs are the truest friends and most reliable partner. Gifting your best friend will always be appreciated. Could you ask for a better Valentine? 

The best gift for any pup is grain free homemade dog biscuits. Super easy to make and your dog will love them. A gift from the heart is always welcome.

Dog biscuits and purple dog collar.

Grain Free dog Biscuits

Lisa Keys
grain free dog biscuits
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 35 minutes mins
Total Time 50 minutes mins
Course dog
Cuisine dog
Servings 24 dog treats
Calories 33 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • ยพ cup buckwheat flour
  • ยฝ cup almond flour
  • ยผ cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tablespoon peanut butter

Instructions
 

  • Heat oven 300F.
  • Mix all the ingredients together adding more buckwheat flour if too sticky.
  • Roll out to a ยผ-inch thickness. Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters.
  • Bake on a parchment lined cookie sheet for 30 minutes.
  • Turn each biscuit and bake 5 more minutes. Cool.ย 

Notes

ย did you know that buckwheat is actually a fruit seed related to rhubarbโ€”me neither, but it is true

Nutrition

Calories: 33kcalCarbohydrates: 4gProtein: 1gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 0.2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.3gTrans Fat: 0.001gCholesterol: 7mgSodium: 6mgPotassium: 30mgFiber: 1gSugar: 0.5gVitamin A: 11IUVitamin C: 0.03mgCalcium: 8mgIron: 0.3mg
Keyword applesauce, buckwheat, dog biscuits, dog treats, grain-free
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  1. Daryl

    February 11, 2018 at 9:30 am

    Gorgeous picture of Caitlin

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    • Lisa

      February 11, 2018 at 9:45 am

      thank you....she loves her Levon

      Reply
  2. Louis Matino (@LouMatino)

    February 11, 2018 at 9:40 am

    Cute pics!

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    • Lisa

      February 11, 2018 at 9:45 am

      Ida would love this recipe

      Reply
  3. Carol R.

    February 11, 2018 at 12:07 pm

    I bet my pups would love these. Love the pictures of the doggies but Caitlin is the star. She is so beautiful with her dog Levon. Deacon is one lucky dog to have a baker for a mom!

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    • Lisa

      February 11, 2018 at 8:21 pm

      Caitlin is a beauty inside and out and that Levon is a lover dog "pet me pet me please just rub my belly". Deacon, on the other hand, is an aloof dog. She wants to be near and have me in her sights, but does not like to be pet......maybe some rescue trauma there.

      Reply
  4. sherry ricci

    February 12, 2018 at 7:23 am

    5 stars
    Thanks Lisa, and Sadie thanks you too! Applesauce contest entry, or just good use of the product?

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    • Lisa

      February 12, 2018 at 7:36 am

      If you make the dog treats I would love to know if Sadie likes them as much as Deacon and Levon. This is not a recipe for a contest.

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      • Sherry Ricci

        February 12, 2018 at 3:28 pm

        Will do!

      • Sherry Ricci

        February 17, 2018 at 1:04 pm

        Sadie, as I knew, loved the treats, as did her "boy friend" next door, Koda.

      • Lisa

        February 18, 2018 at 7:37 am

        What great news, so glad you tried my recipe and the dogs gave a high five

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